Indholdsfortegnelse for November 2023 i VOGUE PHILIPPINES

After the flurry of Paris Fashion week, we find our November Luxury issue. The fashion capital was exceedingly humid this season, with the ubiquitous resignation of “climate change,” on everyone’s lips. And still we forged on, into vast caverns, where the sound of our footsteps absorbed in newly-laid carpet, or into parking lots, with an army of temporary seating lined into rows. The promise of sartorial rebirth, every six months comes into full force against strobe lights and cool and cooler soundtracks. We sat and watched as designers presented the latest offerings to desire. Sometimes presentation rooms were stacked with the promise of luxury, another ephemeral, elusive thing with feathers. One of the most expressive examples of this idea was in the singular perspective of Sarah Burton’s last collection for…

FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, Chanel has been at the cultural zeitgeist of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle. Among the different pillars that hold up the Chanel house, the Sublimage line has continued to be one of the mainstays of their beauty division. The Sublimage line is known for its use of the Vanilla Planifolia plant as one of the collection’s central ingredients. Using a technique called polyfractioning, Chanel refined its extraction process to produce higher concentrations of vanilla in each bottle, lending itself toward higher efficacy. Nearly two decades since its debut, the house refashions the Sublimage beauty line in an updated presentation. Standing at the helm of the collection’s rebirth, the house highlights the release of the Sublimage La Crème, now being released in a refillable jar. For more…

A fter the marathon of fashion shows and fittings and content creation that defines the life of a towp tier influencer during Fashion Month, the Vogue shoot that came at the end of it all was, paradoxically, a moment to exhale. Heart Evangelista, who has come through several different eras to emerge as the Philippines’ ambassador of style and a front-row fixture at shows for years, has found herself, at the center of fashion. Her Parisian transformation over the years has captivated her Filipino fans and global audiences alike, and brands have taken notice. According to Launchmetrics, Heart generated a total of USD1.27M in Media Impact Value across 11 placements during Paris Fashion Week—meaning that her social posts, whether strutting the streets in towering stilettos or whipping up a Purefoods…

DESIGN MIREI MONTICELLI As an artisan, she first cut her teeth by learning how to build things with her hands; later on, by using tech to augment the reality of her do-it-yourself skills. In 2019, two years after a master’s degree in Design and Engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Monticelli’s Nebula lamp received special mention from the jury during Milan Design Week. Made of banaca, a banana-abaca fiber pioneered by her mother, the fashion designer Ditta Sandico, Monticelli’s organically shaped pieces showcase the craftsmanship of weaving communities in Bicol. Though her work is material-oriented, she considers how technology can enhance the design process. “Delving deeper into computer-aided design—and incorporating 3-D printing for prototyping and production—was a game changer for me,” Monticelli says. “This breakthrough opened a whole new world of…

Aleksandra Markovic Stylist, MORE IS MORE “Luxury to me is doing what you really love in the place that you adore. That’s exactly why I wanted to move to New York and here I am. But also being able to take the time off when you feel you need that moment in order to continue pursuing your dreams.” Angela Gabrielle Fabunan Writer, AFTER MAYDAY EVE “I think luxury ultimately comes down to comfort. It’s not easy to reach a time in your life where you’re in a comfortable place. Wherever you are, wherever you may be, I hope you are in your comfort zone.” Marbbie Tagabucba Writer, ROOTS DEEP “The freedom to be.” Nick Barose Makeup Artist, MUSE OF THE MOMENT “ Luxury to me is when you feel comfortable…

FORCES FOR CHANGE SAM WEIR WON’T TELL YOU WHERE HER TANK TOP IS FROM. There’s no point anyway, she explains to her TikTok viewers, because there’s probably a similar one already in your closet. Some might call it gatekeeping, but for Sam, it’s simply one of many minute ways she attempts to curtail consumption. Her TikTok account (which currently displays over 200 videos containing styling tips, often involving one piece of clothing worn multiple ways) is an extension of her styling service, Lotte. Named after her stylish maternal grandmother, Lotte is “a one-on-one online styling service, revealing the power of your style and wardrobe,” their website reads. “I want you to look at what you already own,” the stylist expounds. “We’ve already done all the buying. Now we have to…

IN THE MOMENTS BEFORE THE START OF ALAÏA’S READY-TO-WEAR SHOW IN PARIS this past summer, the house’s creative director since 2021, Pieter Mulier, stood out among the team for his qualities of ease and calm. He spent some minutes chatting with his backstage visitors. He wandered over to the makeup room, found he wasn’t needed, and sat on a curb with the model Julia Nobis to smoke Marlboro Golds and talk. Shows weren’t always so comfortable—his last one, held within his own apartment, in Antwerp, had driven him into a nervous state—but this one took its rhythm from the summer evening and announced Mulier’s advancement to a master’s station. The runway would be the Passerelle Léopold-Sédar-Senghor, spanning the Seine between the Tuileries and the Musée d’Orsay. This bridge was one…

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AT THE BREAK OF DAWN, the sun’s hues of orange have started to bleed into the Pesangan sea’s blue canvas. The Philippine sunrise was a view that Coralie Charriol had both appreciated and grown accustomed to throughout her many trips to the country over the years. In retrospect, Coralie has always had a deep connection with the sun. This admiration began when her late father Philippe Charriol, founder of the eponymous jewelry and watch house, would travel from one sunrise to the next as a businessman. “He was always following the sun,” Coralie says. While continuing in her father’s footsteps Coralie found herself at different corners of the world. Immersing in various cultures had become second nature, and living life differently and daringly from her contemporaries had become the norm.…

ROOTS DEEP By MARBBIE TAGABUCBA Photographs by BORGY ANGELES Styling by DARYL CHANG PAGE 46 TEAM CREDITS: Makeup: Angeline Dela Cruz. Hair: Miggy Carbonilla. Models: Lulu Eslao of Luminary Models, Martha Raagas of Luminary Models, Siobhan Moylan. Nails: Extraordinail. Producer: Anz Hizon. Photographer’s Assistant: Pao Mendoza. Stylist’s Assistants: Neil De Guzman, Ticia Almazan, Renee De Guzman. Makeup Assistant: Jian Santos. Hair Assistant: John Dave Villalino. Shot on location at Ito Kish Cafe. Special thanks to Ito Kish REBEL REBEL By CHIOMA NNADI Photographs by ANNIE LEIBOVITZ PAGE 70 TEAM CREDITS: Stylist: Tabitha Simmons. Makeup: Lisa Houghton, Raisa Flowers. Hair: Massimo Serini, Shingo Shibata. Production Design: Mary Howard. Producer: AL Studio. Nails: Yuko Tsuchihashi. Tailors: Carol Ai & Egle Paulaus. MORE IS MORE Photographs by MATTIA HOLM Styling by ALEKSANDRA MARKOVIC…

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FEATURE  At Maison Métisse’s booth at the coveted ArteFino artisanal fair, gossamer strands of pineapple fiber greet visitors alongside thick spools of yarn, spun from Iloilo-grown cotton dyed varying shades of warm cocoa. For founder Adrienne Charuel, highlighting the origins of her brand’s handwoven textiles is just as important—if not more so—as displaying their end use. The phrase “fiber to clothing” best describes the overarching concept of her space at this year’s fair, which earned the distinction of being awarded Best Booth. A feat worthy of celebration considering the festival’s long-held reputation for showcasing only the most creative and innovative Filipino makers. “Education and raising awareness are a big part of the brand,” Charuel shares, as she walks us through the different fibers laid out on the table before us.…

AMONG DOWNTOWN NEW YORK ART AFICIONADOS, 57 Great Jones Street is something of a sacred site. Andy Warhol bought the two-story building in 1970, famously renting the sec-ond floor to his friend Jean-Michel Basquiat a decade later, shortly after they met. And now, with the façade almost completely covered in graffiti, it seems as if every street artist within a 30-mile radius has paid homage. “Perhaps we can do something with all the art,” says Angelina Jolie, peering out from under her enormous umbrella. It’s a drizzly Sunday morning in mid-July, and she’s fresh off the plane from Italy. Six months ago, she and her eldest daughter, Zahara, 18, a student at Spelman College in Atlanta, stumbled upon this place while hunting for downtown retail spaces. The moment they walked…

WELLNESS FITNESS TOK—a hashtag rabbit hole dedicated to health and well-being that you can fall into within the confines of the social media behemoth TikTok— leads to a cacophony of voices. From gym rats teaching viewers how to prepare low carb meals for the entire week to physical therapists fixing common aches and ailments with simple body movements to more than a handful of people professing the benefits of meditation and crystals, the variety is impressive if not overwhelming. Scroll enough and you might land on that of dietician, writer, and nutritionist Jo Sebastian. Several reasons might make you do a double take and park at her account: for one, Jo is bald, a bewildering fixation for a few people in her comments section (“It’s so random, I already know…